Artist, educator, and A Field Guide to Color / The Color Meditation Deck author Lisa Solomon shares her unfettered enthusiasm for color in this experience. She developed and coined the term color mediation – where you slow down and feel the benefits of meditation via painting. First, you’ll familiarize yourself with your palette. Lisa will then guide you through a short meditation and then you’ll experiment with color theory, patterns, and layering as you move through a painting prompt. Be prepared to fully engage in color exploration and cultivate mindfulness.

Suggested Supplies:

• Some kind of water-based paint (Watercolor or gouache are recommended. acrylics would work. in a pinch a participant could use colored pencils or markers.)
• Favorite brushes and at least one cup of water
• A rag/paper towel
• Paper

Artwork by Lisa Solomon

Lisa Solomon is a mixed media artist based in the Bay Area who moonlights as an author, professor, illustrator, and color enthusiast. She often questions and deconstructs the meaning of identity and personal histories through the use of mediums traditionally associated with domestic crafts. A “hapa” [1/2 Japanese, 1/2 Caucasian] she feels as though hybridization is consistently at play in her work. She exhibits her work both nationally and internationally and is known for her books A Field Guide to Color and The Color Meditation Deck. Lisa shares her home with her husband, a teenager, a bevy of pets and many many spools of thread. She continually works to bridge the gaps between being creative, living creatively and making a living as a creative. Find Lisa on Instagram at @lisasolomon.

About CBAW Visual Arts Workshops
Join Veterans and Artists, Valerie Acosta, Shaun Smith, Joe Merritt, or a special guest to learn new art techniques on Wednesdays at 7pm EST. Come hang out in a collaborative group setting and bring what materials you have. No experience necessary! To register, click the link below.

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MissionBelonging is funded in part by Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, an initiative of the National Endowment in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant program is managed by Mid-America Arts Alliance.